April 18 – Somewhere in Ford’s headquarters a room has been cleared out to make room for all the high-fiving that must be going on there. The tallies are in, and according to Polk’s annual vehicle-registration review, Ford sold 1,020,410 Focuses worldwide in 2012, which makes it the best-selling vehicle nameplate in the world. But that isn’t the only flattering news Polk gave the blue oval this year.

The Ford Fiesta also topped the list as the best-selling subcompact car globally, with 723,130 registrations last year. As we’ve come to expect, the mighty F-150 cracked the top 10 and climbed to the No. 3 spot among all vehicles sold worldwide with 785,630 truck registrations.

End Notes

By Rebecca Nappi

April 15 – In my Boomer U stories today, I wrote a sort of manifesto for aging boomers and seniors to connect using modern technology and social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and texting.

As we age we have to “cross the street” to the younger folks part of society’s block. The pros far outweigh the cons, in my opinion.